Story Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 2:47 PM PDT
Story Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 2:47 PM PDT
Through a series of events, the collapsed pipe was found nearly 18 feet underground on the 300 Block of Main Street. Crews have been working on the leak for the past two days and successfully patched the leak earlier today. However, because of back-filling, the roads are not expected to open until early afternoon tomorrow.
"It's not a normal thing," said Waste Water Collection Supervisor Brian Ellison. "There are a whole bunch of things that happened to lead to this event. No one thing could be attributed to it."
Ellison said the leak could have started a while back after a water leak made ground fill heavier. He also said some back-fill could have contributed, as well as old clay piping.
For a status update on downtown road conditions you can contact the Public Works Department at 746-1316 extension 204.
